The Photobiology of Lutein and Zeaxanthin in the Eye

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">Lipofuscin</td><td align="center"><i>trans</i>-Retinal</td><td align="center">A2E</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Singlet oxygen </td><td align="center">0.09 </td><td align="center">0.24 </td><td align="center">.004</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Quantum yields for singlet oxygen for retinal chromophores.

Journal of Ophthalmology

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Table 2: The Photobiology of Lutein and Zeaxanthin in the Eye 